Is a substantially successful litigant entitled to recover costs from the unsuccessful party?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wilson v. Lougheed, 2012 BCSC 1166 (CanLII):
It is well-settled that the usual rule is that costs follow the event, meaning that the substantially successful litigant is entitled to recover costs from the unsuccessful opposing party: Fotheringham v. Fotheringham, 2001 BCSC 1321, leave to appeal ref’d 2002 BCCA 454.
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